But Ume is a full month old now, and this tiny tapir is already determined to learn how to be a big tapir by doing big tapir ...

But Ume is a full month old now, and this tiny tapir is already determined to learn how to be a big tapir by doing big tapir things such as "eating" a tasty-looking chunk of sweet potato from her ...

Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned one month old at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and ...

Tapirs are elusive, herbivorous mammals with distinctive prehensile snouts that inhabit the forests of Central and South ...

Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby ...

The Houston Zoo has never had an escaped animal threaten visitors, but that doesn't mean staffers and volunteers aren't ...

Titanoboa and anaconda differ significantly, with the extinct titanoboa being much larger at 40-50 feet and 2500+ pounds ...

Jaguars are majestic animals that have captivated people for centuries. But these big cats are facing huge challenges in a ...

Costa Rica's diverse wildlife—from inquisitive monkeys to elusive big cats and surprising crocodiles—react to camera traps, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Vantara, the world's largest wildlife research centre in Gujarat's Jamnagar and praised the wildlife conservation initiative, calling it a vibrant ...

It’s amazing, it’s amazing! I have no other word to describe it.” That’s how biologist Marcos Roberto de Brito defines the ...